CBN slashes interest rates to 26.5% 

FILE PHOTO: Central Bank of Nigeria’s logo is seen on the headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo – RC1E81C7FA80

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced a 50-basis point cut in the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 26.5 percent. 

 

Governor of CBN, Olayemi Cardoso disclosed this at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.

 

He said the committee kept the Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) unchanged for banks and maintained the standing facilities corridor around the Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR).

 

More details to follow…

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